Across
- 4. reasoning / research that works from a hypothesis that is then tested against data
- 5. revolution / a movement within political science during the 1950s and 1960s to develop general theories about individual political behavior that could be applied across all countries
- 7. / a shared material standard of individuals within a community, society or country
- 9. politics / the study and comparison of domestic politics across countries
- 11. / an organization or activity that is self-perpetuating and valued for its own sake
- 13. theory / a theory asserting that as societies developed, they would take on a set of common characteristics, including democracy and capitalism
- 14. / the issue that cause and effect are not often clear, in that variable may be both cause and effect in relationship to one another
- 15. choice / approach that assumes that individuals weigh the costs and benefits and make choices to maximize their benefits
- 16. reasoning / research that works from case studies in order to generate hypothesis
- 17. bias / a focus on effects rather than causes, which can lead to inaccurate conclusions about correlation or causation
Down
- 1. theory / an approach that emphasizes how actors or organizations behave in their goal to influence others. Built upon assumptions of rational choice
- 2. / the ability to influence others or impose one's will on them
- 3. / study through an in-depth investigation of a limited number of cases
- 6. / the struggle in any group for power that will give one or more persons the ability to make decisions for the larger group
- 8. / study through statistical data from many cases
- 10. / an apparent relationship between two or more variables
- 12. / the ability of an individual to act independently without fear of restriction or punishment by the state or other individuals or groups in society